Example sentences of "when [noun prp] offered [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Madeleine offered him a cigarette , he hesitated , then took one . |
| 2 | Thus , when Dennis offered him exactly half what he had been making , Lauda thought he 'd had a touch of sun . |
| 3 | I 'm not quite sure whether that was a pat on the back or what but anyway erm and when Martin offered you for a drink I actually took it as a cup of tea actually so |
| 4 | On her return , when Meg offered it back , she had said : ‘ Better keep it . |
| 5 | ‘ No more , thanks , ’ she said when Vitor offered her another piece of chocolate . |
| 6 | When Grimsby offered him his first trial with a Football League club , he gave away a penalty after two minutes . |
| 7 | He had been working at the Council depot as an attendant when Joe offered him the job , and he had been very pleased to make the change . |
| 8 | This demonstrated expertise in dealing with nationalists seemed to mark Mountbatten for the job , and when Attlee offered it to him he was sufficiently aware of how much he , and no other , was wanted to attach extraordinary conditions to his acceptance . |
| 9 | Tyndale was nervous , and , when Vaughan offered him the King 's promise of safety if he returned to England , he expressed his fear that the promise might be broken on the persuasion of the clergy , who would affirm that promises made with heretics need not be kept . |
| 10 | When Ford offered us a safe harbour , it took me all of 15 seconds to say yes . ’ |